Diwakar makes it 1-1 for Mumbai Fighters in WSB clash

Pugilist Diwakar Prasad defeated Argentina's Juan Herrera in the lightweight category as Mumbai Fighters rallied back from the first match loss to level the best-of-five contest 1-1 with Italian franchise Milano Thunder in their maiden World Series Boxing clash in Pune.

Three-time national champion Diwakar outperformed Argentina's Juan Javier Herrera 2-1 with the scores 49-46, 48-47, 46-49 in his favour at Balewadi.

Earlier, former world cadet champion Balbir Singh lost the first bout in the bantamweight category to Vitaliy Volkov 0-3 on a unanimous decision.

The scores were 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favour of the Milan team's Argentine boxer in the bout at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.